SMPC: A problem based approach to enhance student's learning on instrumentation and measurements

Conference Record - IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Mukhopadhyay, S C ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Assessment; Boost converter; Closed loop control; Electronics education; Matlab; Problem based learning (PBL); Protel; Stability; Switched Mode Power Converter (SMPC)

Indexed keywords

CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; MATLAB; POWER CONVERTERS; PROBLEM SOLVING; STUDENTS; SYSTEM STABILITY;

BOOST CONVERTERS; ELECTRONICS EDUCATION; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING (PBL); SWITCHED MODE POWER CONVERTER (SMPC);

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 34648836376     PISSN: 10915281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/imtc.2007.379197     Document Type: Conference Paper

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